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Robert Kraft is intent on getting Tom Brady’s missing Super Bowl LI jersey back. He’s just not revealing how he plans on going about it.

The Patriots owner was cryptic about the jersey — which went missing after the Patriots’ dramatic 34-28 overtime victory over the Falcons in the Super Bowl in Houston — in an interview on Monday.

“I think that a lot of people spend a lot of time looking into the matter and what happened, and I’d rather not say anything that would cause any problems in the work that’s been done,” Kraft said on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria.” “One way or another, that jersey will be back.”

Brady has said he put the jersey in a bag in his locker after the game, and it hasn’t been seen since. The Texas Rangers (not the baseball team) were brought in to investigate. There was some thought it was mixed in with the rest of the Patriots equipment on a truck headed back to Foxborough, but that doesn’t appear to be the case. Without video cameras in the locker room, there was no way to trace who may have absconded with the jersey.

“It’s very sad to me that someone would do something like this, and it’s like taking a great Chagall or Picasso or something,” Kraft said. “You can never display it. And somehow, I feel there’ll be some news that’ll clear this up in the not-too-distant future. … I hope it’ll be cleared up soon.”

Brady doesn’t seem preoccupied. He’s spending time in Montana with his supermodel wife, Gisele Bündchen, on a relaxing ski break after winning his fifth Super Bowl. Nearing the age of 40, he insists he still feels physically fine.

Brady also delivered a harsh self-assessment, considering he led a comeback for the ages: “I think it was one of the greatest games I have ever played in, but when I think of an interception return for a touchdown, some other missed opportunities in the first 37, 38 minutes of the game, I don’t really consider playing a good quarter-and-a-half plus overtime as one of the ‘best games ever.’”